Amazon Forest in Brazil
What can be done to reduce deforestation?
5. Law enforcement
To effectively enforce existing environmental law, IBAMA is going to need more resources
4. Land policy reform
could enforce some of the existing laws like the 1996 law that forbade Amazon landowners from cutting more than 20% of the forest on their land
3. Development based on concepts of sustainable use
of some existing forest
developing a new conservation policy based on the principle of sustainable use and development of rainforests
2. Expansion of protection areas
3. encouraging the involvement of locals
2. ensuring sufficient enforcement agencies and funding exist for the maintenance of protected areas
1. prioritizing areas for protection
1. Rehabilitation ad increased productivity and formerly
forested lands
To lessen future forest loss
reducing wasteful land-use practices, consolidating gains on existing cleared lands, and improving already developed lands
increase and sustain the productivity of farms, pastures, plantations, and scrub-land in addition to restoring species and ecosystems to degraded habitats
